Show I F AS EVANS H I IROM ROM New York comes tho the report that Babe Ruth Is to play first bas bas FROM F for the Yankees 4 To my way Of thinking of-thinking that is pure bunk In the first place can see no reason why a a. change from Wally should be desired He Is a first baseman of major majar league caliber jj For Far years they have be n replacing Wally Vally at first Each spring however finds him back on the job as the regular first baseman i is a mighty ti fine fiso le fielder an excellent target for tor the rest of th the Infield to throw at has a nice style at the plate and it always ha been surprising to me that he ho didn't finish with a higher batting Wily Why then shift shirt Ruth to first base when the position is being average moi mor mo acceptably filled by j r. In the second place it is my opinion that shifting Ruth to first woul rob him of much of his value to the club Ruth is never going to be the Hal Chase type of first baseman Rut Ruti always anxious to get results would perhaps use brute force farce plays at first that would often in makin i iI I result in serious injury i I recall one game in which he saved aved the game by blocking first base baso played a and a first allowing base the for Boston Bostan He rea II runner to slide his leg instead of the bag He was badly cut in ml as a a. result and was out fo about ten games It was a very costly experience Ruths Ruth's place is in the outfield The rhe big fellow has really developed lint Int in a fine fielder very yen If It he ho would use some care as to hIs d diet very ery easy matter for or him to reduce at least et It would b be bol 1 J much nuch weight would mak him twenty pounds A loss of th thi B. B j E. E a much improved plyer in a I j i. i I |